--- zzzz-none-000/linux-4.4.60/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c	2017-04-08 07:53:53.000000000 +0000
+++ scorpion-7490-727/linux-4.4.60/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c	2021-02-04 17:41:59.000000000 +0000
@@ -317,7 +317,6 @@
 	struct dentry *upperdir;
 	struct dentry *upperdentry;
 	const struct cred *old_cred;
-	struct cred *override_cred;
 	char *link = NULL;
 
 	if (WARN_ON(!workdir))
@@ -336,28 +335,7 @@
 			return PTR_ERR(link);
 	}
 
-	err = -ENOMEM;
-	override_cred = prepare_creds();
-	if (!override_cred)
-		goto out_free_link;
-
-	override_cred->fsuid = stat->uid;
-	override_cred->fsgid = stat->gid;
-	/*
-	 * CAP_SYS_ADMIN for copying up extended attributes
-	 * CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE for create
-	 * CAP_FOWNER for chmod, timestamp update
-	 * CAP_FSETID for chmod
-	 * CAP_CHOWN for chown
-	 * CAP_MKNOD for mknod
-	 */
-	cap_raise(override_cred->cap_effective, CAP_SYS_ADMIN);
-	cap_raise(override_cred->cap_effective, CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE);
-	cap_raise(override_cred->cap_effective, CAP_FOWNER);
-	cap_raise(override_cred->cap_effective, CAP_FSETID);
-	cap_raise(override_cred->cap_effective, CAP_CHOWN);
-	cap_raise(override_cred->cap_effective, CAP_MKNOD);
-	old_cred = override_creds(override_cred);
+	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(dentry->d_sb);
 
 	err = -EIO;
 	if (lock_rename(workdir, upperdir) != NULL) {
@@ -380,9 +358,7 @@
 out_unlock:
 	unlock_rename(workdir, upperdir);
 	revert_creds(old_cred);
-	put_cred(override_cred);
 
-out_free_link:
 	if (link)
 		free_page((unsigned long) link);